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@zephyreds

they/any πŸ‰ naarm writer and game dev. i like chasms and strange beasts. || implementer on @fine-fiends.bsky.social's drΔƒculeΘ™ti! 🦠 https://zephyreds.itch.io

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WIZARD PUNKS!!! - Demo Update 0.51! - Steam News The demo now has a variety of new features, as well as a handful of bugfixes.

the WIZARD PUNKS!!! demo has a new update!

with cool and awesome features like
- Basketball
- Extra lives
- Big test room to test in

go play it!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/333...

#wizardpunks #indiedev #gamedev #steamdemo

06.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BIG ‼️JUICY ‼️ANNOUNCEMENT πŸ“£ Letters to Arralla is dropping on Nintendo Switch on Thursday 19th March (9am AEDT), in less than 2 weeks!

πŸ’Œ Spread the word, deliver the news! We can't wait for you to take a trip to Arralla from the comfort of your couch πŸ₯°

#indiegame #cozygame

06.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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god damn okay we see em #ffxiv

26.02.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 1169 πŸ” 519 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1
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the king of sketching seven then realizing i don't want to ink or color seven #deadlock

24.02.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 679 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The WIZARD PUNKS!!! Demo is out now on Steam!

Check it out as a part of Steam Next Fest.

store.steampowered.com/app/4200710/...

#wizardpunks #steamnextfest #steamdemo #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

23.02.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 10% on Key Fairy on Steam A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic...

Key Fairy is officially released!

Buy it, lest ye be slain!

store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

19.02.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 21
An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.

An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.

πŸ“£ Hey Australian gamemakers!

Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫢

πŸ›  Games Production Fund - up to $100,000
🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000

πŸ“† Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT)
πŸ‘‰ www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...

18.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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been watching some playthroughs #re4

16.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 2461 πŸ” 669 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
Steam message board thread "make local coop to play with wife"

Steam message board thread "make local coop to play with wife"

make local coop to play with wife

15.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 6228 πŸ” 1701 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 154
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Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 - Part One is out now on Steam, itch, and GOG.

Part two will be releasing next Friday, February 20th, at 10am Eastern.

Welcome home.

13.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 540 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 62

my legacy

11.02.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

honestly his shape death time loop situation was the highlight. we should blend more characters into shapes

11.02.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPlease enjoy the museum”:

Relooted is OUT NOW!

Please share!

10.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 4515 πŸ” 2459 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 275
Image of GUTSPILL #1 cover and announcement of launch

Image of GUTSPILL #1 cover and announcement of launch

We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL!

A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL!

#1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social

08.02.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
Scary Sequels Saturday! Featuring...

Hellraiser 4: scariness 2, sequelness 3, sexiness 4, slime 3, space 3

Cube2 Hypercube: scariness 0, sequelness 4, sexiness 0, slime 1, space 1

Jason X: scariness 2, sequelness 4, sexiness 3, slime 3, space 5

Dracula 3000: scariness 0, sequelness 0, sexiness 1, slime 0, space 4

Scary Sequels Saturday! Featuring... Hellraiser 4: scariness 2, sequelness 3, sexiness 4, slime 3, space 3 Cube2 Hypercube: scariness 0, sequelness 4, sexiness 0, slime 1, space 1 Jason X: scariness 2, sequelness 4, sexiness 3, slime 3, space 5 Dracula 3000: scariness 0, sequelness 0, sexiness 1, slime 0, space 4

hosted a movie night yesterday, my worst yet, none of these things were good and I don't think any of us gained anything from watching them (except maybe Jason X)

08.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

my mortal enemy cube2 hypercube. ive never been so angry at a movie

08.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

visual novels give you the power of prophecy

08.02.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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08.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 565 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

my dad is vaguely aware of markiplier because of his oneshot playthrough from 9 years ago so when I told my dad that we saw the markiplier movie about him getting trapped in a submarine my dad was like "niko should go down there to rescue him!"

06.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1821 πŸ” 297 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 4

ty!! i think the vod will be up if ur interested at all!

29.01.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

talkin about this thing in 10 ish minutes :) www.twitch.tv/iam_larp

29.01.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The thriving Australian video game scene has over 150 projects in active development. So we compiled them all into one handy resource.

Join us in celebrating amazing Aussie projects and take a look at the 150+ Aussie games of 2026 and Beyond!

Read Here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

29.01.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

woah!!! ive been working on a LARP for the past few months and our tickets just went live. if you want to hit evil spirits in a forest for a weekend maybe check us out?

www.trybooking.com/DIMEK

29.01.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

stared at my calendar too long at work today and heard my supervisor ask a coworker if i was okay because i kept sighing. i love you gcal

28.01.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Western Australia

Western Australia

Chris Redfield is driving a low-res car via the magic of screen projections

Chris Redfield is driving a low-res car via the magic of screen projections

Aussie Mr X fights Chris Redfield

Aussie Mr X fights Chris Redfield

Chris and his stage-exclusive BSAA pals shoot a big T-virus bug thing projected on the back screen

Chris and his stage-exclusive BSAA pals shoot a big T-virus bug thing projected on the back screen

Did You Know there was a Resident Evil stageplay set in Western Australia. Because this is something I've just learned.

25.01.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The $1,000 Problem When you run an event, one of the major determining factors of cost is scale. Let's say you want to run something that only needs (1) a physical space an...

Given the news yesterday, I've seen a lot of speculation about the logistics of running events, and I wanted to give some perspective on the challenges of it in the current moment.

madmacsfuryroad.bearblog.dev/the-1000-pro...

21.01.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.01.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 30050 πŸ” 9329 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 164
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Katarzyna Wiktorski

Hello 2026! Anyone looking for a composer?
πŸ‘‹ I’m a Naarm/Melbourne based pianist, composer & producer who creates bespoke music for games, screen & my own bands. I'd love to get involved in new projects HMU!
Check out my personal releases & media composition work on my website
www.katwiktorski.com

10.01.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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announcing........ the WIZARD PUNKS!!! release date!

(i also kind of waterboarded myself recording this)

anyways: WIZARD PUNKS!!! comes out March 16th 2026!

go wishlist it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...

#wizardpunks #indiedev #gamedev #steamgame #indiegame #wizard #punk

04.01.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Illustration of Cez and Renfield from DrÒculeşti. Cez is seated, holding a cigerette holder in one hand and Renfields chin in the other while Renfield leans against them

Illustration of Cez and Renfield from DrÒculeşti. Cez is seated, holding a cigerette holder in one hand and Renfields chin in the other while Renfield leans against them

Happy New Year! Cez is thrilled to welcome Renfield, and everyone else, to 2026. Surely there's no finer fiend to celebrate with? πŸ’‹ Thanks to @saproartist.bsky.social for our January guest art!

02.01.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1